Device for curling hair



Sept; 24, 1935. c. K. THAU 5.

DEVICE FOR CURLING HAIR 7 Filed Oct. 18, 1934 Patented Sept. 24, 1935UNITED STATES oFFicE 14 Claims.

' My invention relates to'hair curlers and refers particularly to haircurlers adapted for the winding, of hair thereon and to be retained inposition upon the head until a curl, or wave, is produced thereon.

The device of my invention is so constructed that the ends of the hairare firmly clasped thereon to allow of the winding of the entire hairstrand around it, coupled with means for maintaining the hair in woundposition and means for preventingthe accidental dislodgment of thedevice from the wound hair. r

The advantages of my device will be evident upon a consideration of myspecification and its accompanying drawing, in which similar parts aredesignated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a top plan of one form of my device.

Figure 2 is a side view of the device of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a bottom view of the device of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged section on the line 4-4 of Figure 1. I

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5.of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6 6 of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the retaining member and spring memberof the device shown in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4.

.Figure 8 is a perspective View of the inner terminal of the clampingmember.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the two extended fixed arms of thedevice.

Figure 10 is a section similar to Figure 6 taken through a modified formof my device. 7

The particular form of my device shown in Figures 1 to 9, inclusiveconsists of a base or supporting member,- having the cylindrical side 15and the end cover It; The upper face of the base has an elongated slotl1 and the under face thereof having anelongated slot [8.

A locking member i9 is pivotally attached to the base side it: by meansof a pivot 20 and is capable of placement within the slot I8. The freeend 21 of the locking member I9is turned upon itself to form a hook-liketerminal which is passed through the slot 22 of the slidable sleeve 23.

Positioned within the open end ofthe base is a retaining member 24,having the recesses 25, 26

- and 2'! and the aligned openings 28, 28.

' hair around the arms 29, 39 and 3|.

the retaining member 24, and is pivotally attached thereto by the pin 33passed through the holes 23, 28 and holes in two downwardly extendedears 3d, 34 of the arm 3!.

V A resilient spring member 35 having the recess 5 35 and the upwardlyextended terminal 31 is frictionally held within the retaining member 24by inserting the arms 38, 38 within the recesses 25 and 26. The terminal31 of the spring is so positioned that in normal position it pressesupwardly 10 against the end 32 of the clamping arm M with such force asto cause the arm 3i to have a pressure abutment against the upper facesof the arms 29 and 35 as shown particularly, by the full lines in Figure4. 15

The pressure abutment between the clamping arm and the fixed arms may beaccomplished by other constructions, and by the use of other forms ofsprings such as coil springs.

The operation of my device is as follows:-- 20 The sleeve 23 is movedoutwardly and the arm 19, is shown in 19 in Figure 2. Pressure is thenexerted upon the member 32 causing the clamping arm 3i to assume theposition 3!- as shown in Figures 2 and 4. A strand of hair is then given25 a few turns around the arms 29 and 30 and the pressure released fromthe member 32, thus allowing the arm 3! to abut upon the thus wound hairwith sufficient force to hold it in place. The entire device is nowrevolved thus winding the 30 When the entire strand is thus wound orwrapped around the arms, lower arm. I 9 is moved into the position shownin Figure 4, and the sleeve 23 moved inwardly into the position shown inFigures 1, 2 3 5 and 3. The sleeve thus acts to force the arm I9 againstthe wound hair, holding it in compressed condition free from unwrappingand at the same time prevents the device from slipping from itsoperativeposition. 7 v

The modified form of my device shown in Figure 10 is the same as thatpreviously described except that the two arms 29 and 3!! are replaced bya single arm 39 passing through a centrally positioned slot in theretaining member 26 and 4 5 ticularly disclosed and described as theseare given simply as a means for clearly describing the device of myinvention.

What I claim is:

1. In a hair curling device, in combination, a supporting member, aretaining member, a fixed arm carried by said retaining member, aclamping arm pivotally carried by said retaining member and capable ofabutment upon said fixed arm, resilient means adapted to cause abutmentbetween said clamping arm and said fixed arm in normal position, meanswhereby said clamping arm may be removed from abutment upon said fixedarm, a locking arm pivotally carried by said supporting member and amember carried by said locking arm capable of retaining said locking armin spaced practically parallel posi tion with said fixed arm.

2. In a hair curling device, in combination, a supporting member, aretaining member, a plurality of fixed arms carried by said retainingmember, a clamping arm pivotally carried by said retaining member andcapable of abutment upon said fixed arms, resilient means adapted tocause abutment between said clamping arm and said fixed arms in normalposition, means whereby said clamping arm may be removed from abutmentupon said fixed arms, a locking arm pivotally carried by said supportingmember and a member carried by said locking arm capable of retainingsaid locking arm in spaced practically parallel position with said fixedarms.

3. In a hair curling device, in combination, a supporting member, aretaining member, a fixed arm carried'by said retaining member, aclamping arm pivotally carried by said retaining member and capable ofabutment upon said fixed arm,

resilient means adapted to cause abutment between said clamping arm andsaid fixed arm in normal position, means whereby said clamping arm maybe removed from abutment upon said fixed arm, a locking arm pivotallycarried by said supporting member and a sleeve slidably carried by saidlocking arm capable of encompassing said fixed arm and said clamping armand maintaining them in practically parallel position with said lockingarm.

4. In a hair curling device, in combination, a supporting member, aretaining member, a plurality of fixed arms carried by said retainingmember, a clamping arm pivotally carried by said retaining member andcapable of abutment upon said fixed arms, resilient means adapted tocause abutment between said clamping arm and said fixed arms in normalposition, means whereby said clamping arm may be removed from abutment'upon said fixed arms, a locking arm pivotally carried by saidsupporting member and a sleeve slidably carried by said locking armcapable of encompassing said fixed arms and said clamping arm andmaintaining them in practically parallel position with said locking arm.

5. In a hair curling device in combination, a

retaining member, 7a fixed arm carried by said retaining member, aclamping arm pivotally carried by said retaining member and having acurved extremity, a resilient member abutting upon said extremity andadapted to cause abutment between the extended portion of said clampingarm and said fixed arm in normal position, a locking arm and meansadapted to maintain said locking arm in spaced practically parallelposition with said fixed arm.

6. In a hair curling device, incombination, a retaining member, aplurality of fixed arms carried by said retaining member, a clamping armpivotally carried by said retaining member and having a curvedextremity, a resilient member abutting upon said extremity and adaptedto cause abutment between the extended portion of said clamping arm andsaid fixed arms in normal position, a locking arm and means adapted tomaintain said locking arm in spaced practically parallel position Withsaid fixed arms.

'I. In a hair curling device, in combination, a retaining member, afixed arm carried by said retaining member, a clamping arm pivotallycarried by said retaining member and having a curved extremity, a fiatresilient member carried by said retaining member and abutting upon saidextremity thus causing abutment between the extended portion of saidclamping arm and said fixed arm in normal position, a locking arm andmeans adapted to maintain said locking arm in spaced practicallyparallel position with said fixed arm.

8. In a hair curling device, in combination, a

retaining member, a plurality of fixed arms carried by said retainingmember, a clamping arm pivotally carried by said retaining member andhaving a curved extremity, a fiat resilient member carried by saidretaining member and abutting upon said extremity, this causing abutmentbetween the extended portion of said clamping arm and said fixed arms innormal position, a locking arm and means adapted to maintain saidlocking arm in spaced practically parallel position with said fixedarms.

9. In a hair curling device, in combination, a supporting member, aretaining member, a fixed arm carried by said retaining member, aclamping arm pivotally carried by said retaining member and having acurved extremity, a fiat resilient member carried by retaining memberand abutting upon said extremity, thus causing abutment between theextended portion of said clamping arm andsaid fixed arm in normalposition, a locking arm pivotally carried by said supporting member andmeans adapted to maintain said locking arm in spaced practicallyparallel position with said fixed arm.

10. In a hair curling device, in combination, a

supporting member, a retaining member, a plurality of fixed arms carriedby said retaining member, a clamping arm pivotally carried by saidretaining member and having a curved extremity, a flat resilient membercarried by said retaining member and abutting upon said extremity, thuscausing abutment between the extended portion of said clamping arm andsaid fixed arms in normal position, a locking arm pivotally carried bysaid supporting member and means adapted to maintain said locking arm inspaced practically parallel position with said fixed arms.

11. In a hair curling device, in combination, a retaining member, afixed arm carried by said retaining member, a clamping arm pivotallycarried by said retaining member and having a curved extremity, a flatresilient member carried by said retaining member and abutting upon said.extremity thus causing abutment between the extended portion of saidclamping arm and said fixed arm in normal position, a locking arm, andmeans carried by said locking arm adapted to maintain said locking armin spaced practically parallel position with said fixed arm.

12. In a hair curling device, in combination, a retaining membenaplurality of fixed arms carried by said retaining member, a clamping armpivotally carried by said retaining member and havinga curvedextremity,a fiat resilient mem- 'ber carried by said retaining member and abuttingupon said extremity, thus causing abutment between the extended portionof said clamping arm and said fixed arms in normal position, a lockingarm and means carried by said locking arm adapted to maintain saidlocking arm in spaced practically parallel position with said fixedarms.

13. In a hair curling device, in combination, a supporting member, aretaining member, a fixed arm carried by said retaining member, aclamping arm pivotally carried by said retaining mem ber and having acurved extremity, a'flat resilient member carried by said retainingmember and abutting upon said extremity, thus-causing abutment betweenthe extended portion of said clamping arm and said fixed arm in normalposition, a locking arm pivotally carried by said supporting member andmeans carried by said locking arm adapted to maintain said locking armin spaced practically parallel position with said fixed arm.

14. In a hair curling device, in combination, a supporting member, aretaining member, a plurality of fixed arms carried by said retainingmember, a clamping arm pivotally carried by said retaining member andhaving a curved extremity,

a flat resilient member carried by said retaining member and abuttingupon said extremity, thus causing abutment between the extended portionof said clamping arm and said fixed arms in normal position, a lockingarm pivotally carried by said supporting member, and means carried bysaid locking arm adapted to maintain said locking arm in spacedpractically parallel position with said fixed arms.

CHARLES K. TI-IAU.

